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Podcast: Women Over 70: Aging Reimagined
Episode: Patricia Manahan Anderson: Holistic Approaches to Parenting and Psychotherapy
Description: Patricia Manahan Anderson, age 83, has been children and family-centered her entire adult
life. She gave birth to 6 children in 8 years, including her first-born who died from spina bifida
at a young age. With an “uncanny appreciation for healthy children,” Pat developed a holistic
parenting style that was congruent with the “natural living of farm life.” During 18+ years of
child-rearing, Pat earned an advanced degree in nursing through part-time studies and
countless hours of self-instruction, including annual conferences of the American Holistic
Medical Association. She worked as a psychiat...